A great concept, very well executed. If you watch this video (called “Dancing”) for the next 4 1/2 minutes, you will be happier than you were before. Enjoy!
PS Notice the impressive new high quality video offered by youtube!
The co-founder of e-thePeople.org, Scott Reents, told me that he wanted to be JR Simplot when he grew up. For the last century, Simplott has been Idaho’s top dog and Scott grew up in Boise. Reading his obituary today in the NYT, I can see why a young person might idolize this man’s […]
Although I frequently disagree with Krugman’s approach to politics, he is a brilliant economist. Here is a funny paper he wrote on “The Theory of Interstellar Trade” (via slashdot):
Abstract: This paper extends interplanetary trade theory to an interstellar setting. It is chiefly concerned with the following question: how should interest rates on goods […]
Here are two great cartoons that just about sum up my work on this blog and on www.e-thePeople.org. Enjoy!
(via this article on e-thepeople.org)
I had the great pleasure of watching a screening of Frost-Nixon, a movie that Ron Howard is in the process of making. The movie, which is an adaptation of the play with the same title, is terrific. Frost’s story is incredibly engaging and Nixon is a fascinating character.
Ron Howard was impressive. […]
I have to think this course looks even crazier in person than in this video. Holy cow. Posted for my cousin Nathan: is this kinda like what you do?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVAccWTrnIQ
This brings me back to my days as a financial services consultant but it’s really marvelous satire:
http://www.predatorylendingassociation.com/
For those who miss football, here is a video of perhaps the most amazing finish that I have ever seen. Sent to me by a buddy - I have no idea why this vintage footage is floating around at the present time. But a nice way to spend 4 minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHkABO0VwCg
At an interesting talk today, I found out that behavioral economists cannot use any form of deception in their experiments. I found this norm somewhat puzzling, because psychologists often include mild deception (like confederates) that cause no harm to the subjects but offer new research opportunities. At previous talk, I heard a researcher […]
This video is not particularly timely or relevant in any way, but I really liked the message of his speech at Stanford’s graduation. Amazing man, amazing life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA
Out of nowhere, we started receiving this marvelous magazine called the Week. My mom had gotten it for me, because you can send a free subscription to someone else when you renew your subscription. It has changed my life. What is so great about the Week? Here’s how the NYT describes […]
Nice hot stove stuff: “Torre: Dodgers may go after A-Rod, Jeter, Giambi, Rivera, Posada, Mientkievicz, Cano, Mussina, Matsui, Cabrera, Abreu and others” Nah.
Oh yeah, and here’s a nice top ten things that Joe Torre has been dying to tell Steinbrenner now that he no longer works for the man.
Fred Wilson writes a terrific blog about his experience as a VC in NYC. Recently, he participated in a competition across the blogosphere to see who could raise the most money for teachers through donorschoose.org and he won by raising $18,500 from 92 donors. Interestingly, he gave away the prize to one of […]
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"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction."
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